https://wiki.bellingham-heritage.org.uk:443/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Border_Counties_RailwayBorder Counties Railway - Revision history2026-06-04T06:03:09ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.45.1https://wiki.bellingham-heritage.org.uk:443/index.php?title=Border_Counties_Railway&diff=118&oldid=prevSteve: Brief Summary of the Border Counties Railway2022-10-17T19:28:07Z<p>Brief Summary of the Border Counties Railway</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The 42-mile single line railway ran from Border Counties Junction at Hexham on the Newcastle to Carlisle Railway and followed the River North Tyne in a northerly direction to Redesmouth. From here the railway followed the valley to the north-west, keeping to the north bank of the river until it was crossed a Kielder, some 35 miles from Hexham. Only 5 miles of the line were inScotlandwhere it rose through the barren Upper Liddlesdale to join the main line from Carlisle to Edinburgh at Riccarton Junction, at 850ft above sea level.</div>Steve